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Are You An Imperial Christian?
Friday, October 07, 2011 10:33
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The tenets of imperial Christianity include things like blind nationalism, belief in American exceptionalism, willful ignorance of U.S. foreign policy, childish devotion to the military, cheerleading for the Republican Party, acceptance of the U.S. empire, and support for a perpetual war on terror all, of course, with a Christian twist for effect. In other words, the views of Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry.
I have some simple yet pointed questions for Christians who subscribe to, or can be characterized by, the above things:
But if you are a Christian and answered in the negative to all of these questions, then why are you an imperial Christian? Why do you make apologies for the state, its leaders, its military, its wars, its imperialism, and its interventionism? Why are you so devoted to the Republican Party? Why do you sing songs to the state in church on the Sunday before national holidays? Why do you encourage Christian young people to join the military? Why do you recite meaningless prayers for God to bless U.S. troops engaged in unjust wars?
Think about these things. Pray about them. Meditate on them. Just dont be an imperial Christian.
source: http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1199/281/FB/Are_You_an_Imperial_Christian.html
I thought this to be a highly interesting article, considering...
Any thoughts? I personally don't agree with calling the individual politician names out but... it seems all of us have our own way...
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The tenets of imperial Christianity include things like blind nationalism, belief in American exceptionalism, willful ignorance of U.S. foreign policy, childish devotion to the military, cheerleading for the Republican Party, acceptance of the U.S. empire, and support for a perpetual war on terror all, of course, with a Christian twist for effect. In other words, the views of Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry.
I have some simple yet pointed questions for Christians who subscribe to, or can be characterized by, the above things:
- Is the president of the United States God?
- Is America the nation of Israel?
- Is the United States the client state of God?
- Is the U.S. military the Lords army?
- Does the United States enjoy a special relationship with God that other nations dont have?
- Is the Christians sword anything but the word of God?
- Does the Bible command any Christian to kill any adherent of a false religion?
- Does the Bible command any Christian to go on a crusade against Muslims?
- Does "obeying the powers that be" mean that Christians should always do anything and everything the government says?
- Does the Bible say that anyone other than God should receive unconditional obedience?
- Is it okay for Christians to participate in U.S. government wars just because God commanded the Jews in the Old Testament to go to war?
- Does the Lord approve of everything the U.S. government does?
- Does the Lord approve of everything the government of Israel does?
- Is being patriotic more important than being biblical?
- Is the Republican Party the party of God?
- Is it more scriptural for a Christian to be in the military than in the ministry?
- Does God need Americas help to protect Israel?
- Does God need the U.S. military to maintain order throughout the world?
- Is the U.S. military a godly institution?
- Is the CIA a godly institution?
- Did God command the United States to build over 1,000 foreign military bases?
- Did God command the United States to station troops in over 150 countries?
- Does God always approve of U.S. foreign policy?
- Is it biblical that churches send more soldiers to the Middle East than missionaries?
- Did God appoint the United States to be the worlds policeman?
- Does the New Testament command churches to hold special military appreciation days?
- Does the New Testament command churches to glorify the military on the Sunday before national holidays?
- Have U.S. wars always been just, right, and good?
- Are all Muslims terrorists?
- Was every Iraqi and Afghan killed by the U.S. military a terrorist?
- Does the New Testament encourage Christians to wage war against anyone or anything but the world, the flesh, and the devil?
But if you are a Christian and answered in the negative to all of these questions, then why are you an imperial Christian? Why do you make apologies for the state, its leaders, its military, its wars, its imperialism, and its interventionism? Why are you so devoted to the Republican Party? Why do you sing songs to the state in church on the Sunday before national holidays? Why do you encourage Christian young people to join the military? Why do you recite meaningless prayers for God to bless U.S. troops engaged in unjust wars?
Think about these things. Pray about them. Meditate on them. Just dont be an imperial Christian.
source: http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1199/281/FB/Are_You_an_Imperial_Christian.html
I thought this to be a highly interesting article, considering...
Any thoughts? I personally don't agree with calling the individual politician names out but... it seems all of us have our own way...